bgr_934996 - PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - PACORUS II Drachme
300.00 €(Approx. 348.00$ | 261.00£)
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 78-79
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,27 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli buste. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste imberbe de Pacorus II à gauche, tête nue avec un bandeau quadruple, avec nœud qui tombe derrière la tête, la chevelure tombant sur la nuque, imberbe.
Reverse
Reverse description : Archer assis à droite sur un trône, tenant un arc de la main droite ; sous l’arc, un monogramme.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ BASILEWN/ ARSAKOU/ DIKAIOU/ EUERGETOU/ EPIFANOUS/ FILELLHNOS
Reverse translation : (Roi des rois Arsace, bienfaiteur, juste, glorieux, philhellène).
Commentary
Poids léger. Attribué par D. Sellwood à Pacorus II (77-105), il est restitué dans la collection Sunrise à Pacorus Ier (78-120). Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la deuxième fois que nous proposons un exemplaire à la vente.
Lightweight. Attributed by D. Sellwood to Pacorus II (77-105), it is returned in the Sunrise collection to Pacorus I (78-120). This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the second time we have offered a example for sale
Lightweight. Attributed by D. Sellwood to Pacorus II (77-105), it is returned in the Sunrise collection to Pacorus I (78-120). This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the second time we have offered a example for sale
Historical background
PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - PACORUS II
(78-120)
Pacorus seems to have been a usurper who revolted against the authority of Vologèse I, in October 77. After the disappearance of Vologèse I, he also had to face Artaban III. He is one of the rare Arsacid monarchs to appear beardless, which could indicate that he took power very young. Pacorus II establishes a new trade route to reach China, a sea route from Charax and the Euphrates estuary to replace the old land route of the "silk road" which has become dangerous. He disappears when the Roman Empire in the person of Trajan discovers a new conqueror in the image of Alexander the Great..
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